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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Indicated — Clonbrown is recorded as Enclosure in Offaly. This site now appears as an unenclosed slightly raised area (max dimsc.39m) with no evidence of a bank or fosse. Field fences cut across N side of site and site is covered with overgrowth.

Who made it and when

The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: This site now appears as an unenclosed slightly raised area (max dimsc.39m) with no evidence of a bank or fosse.

What was found

The saved account records: Field fences cut across N side of site and site is covered with overgrowth.

What remains

The saved account records: Tradition of site being a fairy fort.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Clonbrown matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: 39m) with no evidence of an enclosing bank or fosse.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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